Crucifolia Angelica (Angelica crucifolia)

Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Angelica crucifolia is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.8 m (2ft 6in). It is not frost tender. It is in flower from August to October, and the seeds ripen from September to November. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves - cooked. — Leaves - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

A very rare plant in the wild, found in damp habitats in central and southern Japan. Slopes, shrubby thickets or forest edges in China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)